Former Super
midfieder, Sunday Oliseh is in advanced talks with the Nigerian Football
Federation over becoming the new Super Eagles coach.
The 40-year-old
super eagle 1994 USA World cup set,
who captained Nigeria and won 63 caps, is set to be appointed in the coming
days.
The NFF have
acted quickly to fill the vacancy following the sacking of Stephen Keshi on
Saturday.
Oliseh was part
of the Nigeria squad that won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1994 and Olympic
gold two years later.
He also played at
the World Cup in 1994 and 1998, helping the Super Eagles to the last-16 at both
tournaments and in the latter he scored a memorable winner as Nigeria shocked
Spain 3-2 in a group match.
A member of the
“golden generation” of Nigerian football stars, alongside Jay-Jay Okocha, Nwankwo
Kanu and Finidi George, Oliseh has been working as a pundit, sport consultant
and Fifa Technical committee member.
Oliseh has little
management experience, having coached only Belgian lower league side Vervietois
between 2008 and 2009, but he does hold the Uefa Pro Licence.
He would take
over from NFF technical director Shaibu Amodu and assistant coach Salisu Yusuf,
who are are currently in charge on an interim basis.